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Table 1 Personal characteristics and their associations with health literacy, self efficacy, and quality of life (n = 200)

From: A structural equation model linking health literacy, self efficacy and quality of life in adults with coronary heart disease

Personal characteristics

Mean (SD) /n (%)

Health literacy Mean (SD)

Self efficacy Mean (SD)

Quality of life Mean (SD)

Age

65.51 (10.37)

9.6 (3.5)

28.8 (13.9)

381.8 (130.1)

r value

 

0.379**

− 0.121

− 0.187**

Gender

Male

111 (55.5%)

8.2 (3.1)

30.1 (14.5)

402.9 (122.9)

Female

89 (44.5%)

11.3 (3.2)

27.2 (12.9)

355.7 (134.7)

t value

 

− 6.9***

1.4

2.6*

Marital status

Single(includes divorced, widowed, separated)

13 (6.5%)

10.7 (3.4)

31.1 (13.7)

382.0 (108.3)

Married

187 (93.5%)

9.5 (3.5)

28.7 (13.9)

381.8 (131.7)

t value

 

1.2

0.6

0.005

Education attainment

Less than junior high school

166 (83.0%)

10.3 (3.2)

27.6 (13.4)

367.0 (123.8)

Senior high school/college/equivalent

34 (17.0%)

6.2 (2.7)

34.6 (14.7)

454.2 (137.5)

t value

 

6.9***

− 2.7**

− 3.7***

Income status (RMB/month)

Below 2000

65 (32.5%)

11.1 (3.0)

27.1 (12.3)

337.2 (116.7)

2000–3000

81 (40.5%)

9.5 (3.1)

28.3 (13.0)

381.8 (116.1)

Above 3000

54 (27.0%)

8.0 (3.9)

31.7 (16.4)

435.6 (146.2)

F value

 

12.23***

1.8

9.1***

Employment status

Unemployed

81 (40.5%)

10.8 (3.3)

25.8 (12.5)

358.9 (122.0)

Retired

92 (46.0%)

9.6 (3.2)

29.6 (13.3)

373.4 (121.4)

Employed

27 (13.5%)

6.1 (2.7)

35.2 (17.0)

479.4 (142.8)

F value

 

22.9***

5.2**

9.9***

Family history of CHD

Yes

62 (31.0%)

9.4 (3.8)

29.7 (15.1)

391.8 (141.9)

No

138 (69.0%)

9.7 (3.3)

28.4 (13.3)

377.4 (124.7)

t value

 

− 0.5

0.6

0.7

PCI treatment

Yes

99 (49.5%)

9.5 (3.5)

29.8 (12.8)

389.4 (119.7)

No

101 (50.5%)

9.7 (3.5)

27.9 (14.9)

374.5 (139.7)

t value

 

− 0.4

0.9

0.8

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.01
  3. ***p < 0.001